1. What are some of the previous research projects you have done?
We have done a wild west project, Labyrinth project, Athens and Sparta, Greek Myth project
2. Based on these projects, what does research mean to you?
You search a topic and try to find out information about it and take notes on it. from there you take the information and write a report, make a powerpoint, or a poster for the finished project.
3. Describe one of your research successes or failures. Why was the experience positive or negative?
The labyrinth project was a success because i was able to undestand, finish and learn alot from it. Teacher Response 3-16-07
10 points entry 2: 3-15-07
1. I think the webbing process helped/did not help me find a topic because
I think the process did help me because it helped me narrow it down to what i wanted to do my project on. I then was finally able to decide after reasearching the topics and seeing what topic had the most and most interesting facts. Teacher Response 3-16-07
10 points entry 3: 3-15-07
1. Topic:
mummification
2. Why you chose it:
I chose this topic because it has alot of interesting facts and i have always wondered about mummification and why it was done.
3. What you already know about your topic:
I already know that the bodies were embalmed so that the bodies would be perserved. Teacher Response 3-16-07
10 points
I think you also chose this topic because you love thinking about the dead people's organs being removed! eeeeeewwwww!!!!!! : ) entry 4: 3-18-07
1. Brainstorm a list of questions related to your topic.
Fat Question?
What were the reasons of people being mummified?
Why were people mummified? Different cultures?
Why were people mummified in Ancient Egypt and the people of Incas?
Skinny Questions?
Once these people were mummified what happened?
What were the beliefs of mummifying people?
What were the rituals of mummifying?
What was the embalming of the body?
What were the steps of mummifying someone?
How were people mummified?
Who was mummified? Teacher Response 3-21-07
10 points
entry 5: 3-18-07
1. Describe how the pre-notetaking sheet helped you find both focus for your topic and research questions to investigate. Did you find it easy or difficult to create a fat question from your ideas?
Yes the pre notetaking sheet helped me focus on my topic, it also helped me understand what i would be searching and learning about.
I found it easy to make a fat question from my skinny question because i had alot of skinny question related to each other. I took those skinny questions and made it my fat question. Teacher Response 3-21-07
10 points entry 6: 3-20-07
1. What have I learned today?
I learned how to make notecards on noodlebib
2. What problems have I had?
The fist problem that i had was when i couldnt remember my password for noodle bib. Mrs D went to get it for me and when she got back the class was aalmost over so i have some work to make up but my noddle bib is set up for me to start tommorow.
3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
I will go to class tommorow and find as much as possible if i am still a little bit behind i will work on it at home.
4. What will I do next?
I will find as much information until i have found enough to complete each assigment. Teacher Response 3-21-07
10 points entry 7: 3-21-07
1. What have I learned today?
I learend alot abuot how people were mummified and why.
2. What problems have I had?
I has some trouble finding answers to some of my skinny questions and i am not sure yet if there will enough information on my fat question to focus my report on that.
3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
I am going to change some of my skinny questions and maybe my fat question.
4. What will I do next?
Continue to research and take some more notes from my book. Teacher Response 3-22-07
10 points entry 8: - 3-22-07
1. What have I learned today?
I learned about what the mummie cases looked like and the different kinds of them.
2. What problems have I had?
i did not have any today
3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
i didnt have any problems
4. What will I do next?
continue searching to have more information for my skinny question.
1. What are some of the previous research projects you have done?
We have done a wild west project, Labyrinth project, Athens and Sparta, Greek Myth project
2. Based on these projects, what does research mean to you?
You search a topic and try to find out information about it and take notes on it. from there you take the information and write a report, make a powerpoint, or a poster for the finished project.
3. Describe one of your research successes or failures. Why was the experience positive or negative?
The labyrinth project was a success because i was able to undestand, finish and learn alot from it.
Teacher Response 3-16-07
10 points
entry 2: 3-15-07
1. I think the webbing process helped/did not help me find a topic because
I think the process did help me because it helped me narrow it down to what i wanted to do my project on. I then was finally able to decide after reasearching the topics and seeing what topic had the most and most interesting facts.
Teacher Response 3-16-07
10 points
entry 3: 3-15-07
1. Topic:
mummification
2. Why you chose it:
I chose this topic because it has alot of interesting facts and i have always wondered about mummification and why it was done.
3. What you already know about your topic:
I already know that the bodies were embalmed so that the bodies would be perserved.
Teacher Response 3-16-07
10 points
I think you also chose this topic because you love thinking about the dead people's organs being removed! eeeeeewwwww!!!!!! : )
entry 4: 3-18-07
1. Brainstorm a list of questions related to your topic.
Fat Question?
Skinny Questions?
- Once these people were mummified what happened?
- What were the beliefs of mummifying people?
What were the rituals of mummifying?What was the embalming of the body?
What were the steps of mummifying someone?
How were people mummified?
Who was mummified?
Teacher Response 3-21-07
10 points
entry 5: 3-18-07
1. Describe how the pre-notetaking sheet helped you find both focus for your topic and research questions to investigate. Did you find it easy or difficult to create a fat question from your ideas?
Yes the pre notetaking sheet helped me focus on my topic, it also helped me understand what i would be searching and learning about.
I found it easy to make a fat question from my skinny question because i had alot of skinny question related to each other. I took those skinny questions and made it my fat question.
Teacher Response 3-21-07
10 points
entry 6: 3-20-07
1. What have I learned today?
I learned how to make notecards on noodlebib
2. What problems have I had?
The fist problem that i had was when i couldnt remember my password for noodle bib. Mrs D went to get it for me and when she got back the class was aalmost over so i have some work to make up but my noddle bib is set up for me to start tommorow.
3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
I will go to class tommorow and find as much as possible if i am still a little bit behind i will work on it at home.
4. What will I do next?
I will find as much information until i have found enough to complete each assigment.
Teacher Response 3-21-07
10 points
entry 7: 3-21-07
1. What have I learned today?
I learend alot abuot how people were mummified and why.
2. What problems have I had?
I has some trouble finding answers to some of my skinny questions and i am not sure yet if there will enough information on my fat question to focus my report on that.
3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
I am going to change some of my skinny questions and maybe my fat question.
4. What will I do next?
Continue to research and take some more notes from my book.
Teacher Response 3-22-07
10 points
entry 8: - 3-22-07
1. What have I learned today?
I learned about what the mummie cases looked like and the different kinds of them.
2. What problems have I had?
i did not have any today
3. How will I overcome the problem(s)?
i didnt have any problems
4. What will I do next?
continue searching to have more information for my skinny question.